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Posted by fayeroe on September 12, 2003, at 12:11:25
Please don't share your "stories" concerning your illness with anyone here unless you know this person is a professinal health care worker and that their only motive is to help you. It has been proven before that much hurt, distress and chaos can come from this. Trusting a stranger with your mental health "stories" could prove to be disastrous and could do you a lot of harm. Fayeroe
Posted by Susan J on September 12, 2003, at 13:05:49
In reply to sharing stories of mental illness, posted by fayeroe on September 12, 2003, at 12:11:25
Hi,
I've been following your threads on this the past few days. Could you tell me a little more about what happened?
'sdj' at justice dot com
Thanks. :-) Cuz I almost did....
Posted by jay on September 12, 2003, at 22:32:17
In reply to sharing stories of mental illness, posted by fayeroe on September 12, 2003, at 12:11:25
> Please don't share your "stories" concerning your illness with anyone here unless you know this person is a professinal health care worker and that their only motive is to help you. It has been proven before that much hurt, distress and chaos can come from this. Trusting a stranger with your mental health "stories" could prove to be disastrous and could do you a lot of harm. >Fayeroe
Well, ya I do feel a fair bit of hurt, being talked about or to in a covert way. :-( If you or anyone is still ticked at me over the "other" board, well, I said exactly that I would not intervene, and that you where responsible for what you wrote. It was "your" board, and as I said, people would post what they wish. Every single person knew that. I simply created the place, and it fell apart without any control, so I just unplugged it. Also, you have no idea who I am, or what I do, and I likely have a good reason (yes, personal and professional) for undertaking a task that can be read in an anonymous fashion, to help people feel not so alone. If you have a personal beef with me, please email me and lets keep it off this board.
Thank you,
Jay
hopeflguy at yahoo dot com
Posted by galkeepinon on September 13, 2003, at 1:05:26
In reply to Re: sharing stories of mental illness » fayeroe, posted by jay on September 12, 2003, at 22:32:17
Just wanted to give you a hug of support, that's all.
Posted by NikkiT2 on September 14, 2003, at 16:22:37
In reply to Re: sharing stories of mental illness » fayeroe, posted by Susan J on September 12, 2003, at 13:05:49
Nothing really happened Susan. There was a lot of conflict going on over here, so Jay set up another board. A very distruptive, nasty, person turned up there and was nasty to quite a few members (my self included). Fayeroe felt that Jay, as the owner of the board, should ahve been there to sort the mess out, like Dr Bob is here. Jay was absent, and this caused alot fo bad feeling I guess.
I suppose it boils down to the fact that we are actually rather spoiled by Dr Bob and his safety here.
Nikki
Posted by gabbix2 on September 14, 2003, at 17:12:11
In reply to Re: sharing stories of mental illness » Susan J, posted by NikkiT2 on September 14, 2003, at 16:22:37
Nikki, If you don't mind me asking, or I guess if you don't mind answering is the question :)
I know nothing really of the other board. I never went over there. When it originally came into existance, I thought I remembered one of the main reasons it was developed in the first place was for people to have a place
where the moderator didn't get involved,
as opposed to the way things are constantly kept in check here by Dr. Bob. Is that right?If you don't want to say anything further I understand.
Posted by Susan J on September 14, 2003, at 17:43:18
In reply to sharing stories of mental illness, posted by fayeroe on September 12, 2003, at 12:11:25
I'm afraid this is too much for my weary brain to deal with. :-) I hate to say it, but I'm fairly sensitive. I don't want to get into a position where I might get hurt, which is why I asked for some clarification here.
I've been reading some posts about posters who start posting under new names and can potentially manipulate people, etc, and that really concerns me. I know all of this is fairly anonymous, but you *can* develop some type of affection for others on a message board, and I didn't want to get hurt by anything a poster said/offered/claimed/etc. That's why I asked for a little clarification on this type of thing. Not totally the same as a poster under another name, but I saw *any* request for personal stories as a similar possible hazard, if that makes any sense.
I appreciate all of your responses. I guess I think it's important to warn others about potential harm, and that type of use of this board shouldn't be blocked or censored.
But then, whatever happened on that board is something I've never been a part of, never seen, and can't reliably estimate the severity of any harm that was inflicted or whether it would have hurt me.
I'll just stay on these boards, then. With one exception at the very beginning of my posting history, everyone has been very supportive of me and their comments have been quite helpful. And I hope mine have helped some others as well.
I wish everyone well. Now I'm going home to feed my dog. :-)
Susan
Posted by NikkiT2 on September 14, 2003, at 23:42:21
In reply to Re: sharing stories of mental illness » NikkiT2, posted by gabbix2 on September 14, 2003, at 17:12:11
I'm not sure really.. it was a place that was set up to be Dr Bob free.. I really wasn't comfortable over there so never really fit in ya know..
I think Jay understood it that he simply set up the board, and was then no longer so responsible for it.I just feel that he has been treated really harshly here, and I feel sorry for him because of that. It really wasn't his fault that this other poster decided to be so nasty and abusive.. yet it seems to be him taking the blame for it
Oh well
Nikki x
Posted by KimberlyDi on September 15, 2003, at 11:05:08
In reply to Re: sharing stories of mental illness » fayeroe, posted by jay on September 12, 2003, at 22:32:17
I base my opinion of someone by my own experience, not an anonymous poster's slander. {{{{jay}}}}}
Posted by KimberlyDi on September 15, 2003, at 11:11:09
In reply to sharing stories of mental illness, posted by fayeroe on September 12, 2003, at 12:11:25
> Please don't share your "stories" concerning your illness with anyone here unless you know this person is a professinal health care worker and that their only motive is to help you. It has been proven before that much hurt, distress and chaos can come from this. Trusting a stranger with your mental health "stories" could prove to be disastrous and could do you a lot of harm. Fayeroe
Fay: I've seen your previous posts and am concerned over your motives for pursuing this. Every poster on Psycho-Babble is already sharing their stories. I am thankful that Jay asked for people to submit stories, rather than cut and paste from posts already existing here. Thank you for your concerns. By continuing, you will only cause a backlash of sympathy for Jay.
KDi in Texas
Posted by gabbix2 on September 15, 2003, at 12:01:04
In reply to Re: sharing stories of mental illness » NikkiT2, posted by gabbix2 on September 14, 2003, at 17:12:11
Thanks Nikki, thats kind of what I meant, I thought it was understood that it wasn't "his board to run"
He just set it up and after that, what happened was up to the people who posted there, because it was intentionally a much freer atmosphere and everyone was made aware of that.
I agree that if someone is truly harmful people should be warned, but in this case I agree with you I think he was treated really harshly.
Posted by gabbix2 on September 15, 2003, at 15:19:38
In reply to Re: sharing stories of mental illness » gabbix2, posted by gabbix2 on September 15, 2003, at 12:01:04
Posted by Dr. Bob on September 15, 2003, at 22:37:53
In reply to Re: sharing stories of mental illness » jay, posted by KimberlyDi on September 15, 2003, at 11:05:08
> I base my opinion of someone by my own experience, not an anonymous poster's slander.
It's fine to support Jay, but please don't post anything that could lead others to feel accused, thanks.
Bob
Posted by KimberlyDi on September 16, 2003, at 8:19:21
In reply to Re: please be civil » KimberlyDi, posted by Dr. Bob on September 15, 2003, at 22:37:53
1 : the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage another's reputation
2 : a false and defamatory oral statement about a person -- compare LIBELok, i stand corrected. slander isn't just damaging another's reputation, it's FALSE charges of damaging another's reputations. guess i'll make better use of that handy dandy check spelling by Merriam-Webster.
Posted by Dr. Bob on September 16, 2003, at 17:34:55
In reply to Re: please be civil » Dr. Bob, posted by KimberlyDi on September 16, 2003, at 8:19:21
Posted by Susy on September 24, 2003, at 9:49:06
In reply to Re: sharing stories of mental illness » gabbix2, posted by NikkiT2 on September 14, 2003, at 23:42:21
Where is this other place that Jay created? I would love to join if you guys still post there.
Me and my friends were on Psycho Babble and we were kick out because we didn't write about effexor.
I have never been on effexor.
Please let me know if you still post in this other place, I don't think is Jay's fault either.
Thanks, Susy
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